At least two bull elk have moved south this fall from their home range in Jackson County. The bulls are looking for female elk, or cows, during the species' breeding season.

Wisconsin had an estimated 515 elk in summer 2023, the most since the reintroduction began in 1995. A limited hunt is proposed for the central herd.

Wisconsin had an estimated 515 elk in summer 2023, the most since the reintroduction began in 1995. A limited hunt is proposed for the central herd.

The 2024 post-calving elk population estimate of 544 elk in Wisconsin included 356 in the northern herd and 188 in the central herd. Last year the northern herd had 184 cows, 80 bulls and 92 ...

BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI -- One of Wisconsin’s primary breeding elk was illegally hunted and killed. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating the illegal killing of the bull ...

Central Wisconsin’s Black River elk herd has grown large enough to sustain a hunt this fall, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Christina Kizewski announced at a Natural ...

The application period for Wisconsin's 2025 elk hunt opens Saturday. It will run through May 31, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

Eight Wisconsin residents have won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hunt elk during the 2024 elk season, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced. The season opens Oct. 12.

The 2025 Wisconsin elk hunt application period opened on Saturday, March 1. The application fee is $10 and is limited to one per person. If selected in the drawing, an elk hunting license costs ...

Into Bringing Back Wisconsin's Elk Season 4 Episode 2 | 27m 3s | CC Learn about the reintroduction of elk to the state of Wisconsin, and how the Native Ojibwe tribes were involved in the effort.

A bull elk was captured Oct. 27 on a trail camera in Iowa County. The animal is believed to be from Wisconsin's central elk herd in Jackson County.